Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Perennial
Bloom colour: Blue/Purple
Blooms: Jul-Sept
Height: 2-6 feet
Light: Full sun to Part shade
Soil: Moist, to wet sand, loam, clay
Water Use: Medium
Hardiness Zone 3-8 (click here to find your plant hardiness zone)
Blue Vervain attracts: Many birds, native bees and butterflies
And is a host plant for: Common Buckeye butterfly.
Found in moist prairies, wetlands and thickets so prefers a moist to wet soil but a variety of soils can work. Narrow, purple flower spikes branch upward and are long-lasting.
